title: Prevalence of the endosymbiont Wolbachia in heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis).
authors.affiliation: Section of Small Animal Internal Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 201-100, Korea.
authors.forename: S-A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S-G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: E-J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hyun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000382:microbiology*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D013559:Symbiosis; D020577:Wolbachia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D018509:DNA, Helminth; C112171:Wsp protein, Wolbachia